Lee River

Past Producer in New Zealand with commodities Gold, Platinum, Chromium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038229
MRDS ID	M045535
Record type	Site
Current site name	Lee River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	173.22144, -41.39042 (WGS84)
Relative position	LEE IS A TRIBUTARY OF RODING RIVER SOUTH OF NELSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Platinum Critical	Primary
Chromium Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chromite	Ore
Platinum	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	173.22144, -41.39042	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

LARGEST PIECE = .008 OZ

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M045535

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WORLEY, W.F., 1923, N.Z. JOURN. SCI. AND TECH., V. 6, P. 136-138

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-1975	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.